The Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association, Inc. P.O. Box 550, Kimberton, PA 19442 Tel: (610) 935-7797 Fax: (610) 983-3196 Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association Home Page Community Supported Agriculture Information Biodynamic agriculture was inaugurated in 1924 by Austrian scientist, Rudolf Steiner. It is the oldest, non-chemical agricultural movement and pre-dates organic agriculture by some 20 years. Biodynamics does more than avoid chemicals and seeks to actively work with the health-giving forces of nature. Biodynamics is a world-wide agricultural movement. Farms may be Certified Biodynamic by the Demeter Association, an international certifier. The Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association was formed in the U.S. in 1938. It is a non-profit, membership organization and is open to the public. The association has an educational focus and conducts conferences, workshops and seminars. The Association also publishes books and a bi-monthly journal. The Association supports regional, grass-roots membership associations and funds more formal research and training institutions. Community Supported Agriculture Coming Shortly: The National CSA Database on-line The Association sees Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and Biodynamic Farms/Gardens as an essential resource for healthy, nutritious food, environmentally wise farming or gardening and community development.. We are supporting growers throughout North America by: Maintaining a data-base with nearly 500 listings. Establishing a toll-free CSA/BDA Consumer Hot Line - 1-800-516-7797 - consumers can request a free list of the CSA/BDA farms and/or gardens in their state. Distributing thousands of free copies of an introduction to CSA brochure. Publicizing this widely in major media including: Sierra Club, National Geographic and others. Please join the Bio-Dynamic Association's renewal of agriculture, health and nutrition. Join us and support our efforts to support "living", fruitful activities which bring health on many levels. All members receive Biodynamics, our bi-monthly magazine, a 10% discount on literature and additional discounts on special products. Regular Membership - $35 /yr. Contributing $50/yr Supporting $75/yr. Foreign memberships slightly higher due to postal requirements. For More Information, Call the BDA (610) 935-7797 Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association Post Office Box 550 Kimberton, PA 19442 USA The Demeter Assoc., Inc. For The Certification Of Biodynamic Operations Britt Rd., Aurora, NY 13026 (315) 364-5617 Certification of Biodynamic¨ farms, gardens and food processors began in the 1930Õs in Europe and is now carried on to worldwide standards. Food bearing the Demeter Association symbol has been grown by Biodynamic¨ agricultural methods and has met specific standards within these methods. The Demeter Association, Inc. is a nonprofit, independent organization which certifies the production and processing of labeled products in the U.S. and Mexico. The Josephine Porter Institute For Applied Bio-Dynamics, Inc. P.O. Box 133 Woolwine, VA 24185-0133 (540) 930-2463 Makers Of Biodynamic Preparations The Josephine Porter Institute makes Biodynamic¨ Preparations based on the original indications given by Rudolf Steiner. They are made for personal use of those who wish to experience Biodynamic practices. All orders come with instructions for application and storage. All orders should be sent directly to JPI at the address shown above. Michael Fields Agricultural Institute W2493 County Road ES East Troy, WI 53120 (414) 642-3303 Michael Fields is a public non-profit education and research organization promoting resource-conserving, ecologically sustainable and economically viable food and farming systems. The InstituteÕs work focuses primarily on farmers making the transition to more sustainable practices and those who use organic or Biodynamic methods. Rural Development Service Group HC 69 Box 62, Rociada, NM 87742 (505) 425-5457 Founded in 1972, the RDSG was an alternative to existing agricultural schools and established a hands-on training center for intensive biological-Biodynamic agriculture and development in England and the Dominican Republic. In 1993, the RDSG established a center in Manuelitas, NM and conducts New Farms program. Anthroposophical Society in America 529 W. Grant Place, Chicago, IL 60614 (312) 248-5606 The Anthroposophical Society in America is a non-sectarian, non-political organization open to everyone regardless of nationality, social standing, scientific or artistic conviction or religion. It was founded by Rudolf Steiner in 1923, as an association of people who would foster the life of the soul, both in the individual and in human society, on the basis of a true knowledge of the spiritual world. TRAINING OR APPRENTICESHIP The Association acts as a clearinghouse for individuals seeking to make contact with farms offering apprenticeship or groups offering more formalized training. The most recent apprentice opportunities are published in the Association's bi-monthly magazine. You can buy a single-copy for $3.50 or an annual subscription for $35. Training programs are frequently conducted in conjunction with adult education or research centers. Apprentice programs offer practical "hands-on" training. The following is a list of on-going programs. We recommend you contact regional BD Groups for updated activities or write programs of interest for details. TRAINING PROGRAMS: (Also contact regional groups.) HAWTHORNE VALLEY FARM, RD 2, Box 225A (Harlemville), Ghent, NY 12075 MICHAEL FIELDS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE, W2493 County Road ES, East Troy, WI 53120 NEW FARMS, HC69 Box 62, Rociada, NM 87742 RAPHAEL GARDEN, 3937 Bannister Road, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 AURORA FARM, RR 1, 63-9, Creston, B.C. V0B 1G0, Canada APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES: (These are on-going opportunities. Seasonal openings and newly created opportunities are found in the "Announcements" section of BIODYNAMICS magazine and through BD-L, the biodynamics email list. EAST COAST: CARETAKER FARM, Hancock Road, Rt. 43, Williamstown, MA 01267 BROOKFIELD FARM, 4 Hulst Road, Amherst, MA 01002 ROXBURY BIODYNAMIC FARM, RD 1, Box 175C, Hudson, NY 12534 QUAIL HILL FARM, P.O. Box 2088, Southampton, NY 11968 RICHview FARM, RD 1, Aurora, NY 13026 KIMBERTON CSA, P.O. Box 192, Kimberton, PA 19442 CENTRAL: LAKE-GEAUGA CSA, 8345 Brakeman Rd., Leroy Township, OH 44077 PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY FARM, RR 1, Box 180, Osceola, WI 54020 MARK TRELA, 638 East North, New Harmony, IN 47631 KRUSENBAUM FARM, W3194 County Rd. D, Elkhorn, WI 53121 ZINNIKER FARM, N7479 Bowers Rd., Elkhorn, WI 53121 SOUTH: UNION AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE, Rt. 4 Box 4635, Blairsville, GA 30512